Bound To This World

Introduction

The girl couldn't run any further. She could barely even breathe. Millions of questions raced through her mind, but she was too weak now to even think about getting answers.

Using up what little strength she had left, she managed to make her way over to the murky stream ahead. It didn't matter what it looked like, water was water, and she needed it. Dropping to her knees and dipping a hand in it, she took a moment to faintly observe her surroundings.

Fog. In every direction, as far as the eye could see. Nothing but a thick, grey haze that not even the glow of the full moon could slice through. The girl had never been quite fond of the darkness itself, though her recent studies of nocturnal creatures could at least prepare her for what she might find out here.

But those worries would have to wait until morning. That is, if she survived the night. For as she settled down to sleep, she didn't notice the few pairs of bright eyes that watched her from the shadows.